“Burn Your Maps”  on Amazon Prime is AMAZING!!! Be sure to check it out when you get the chance. NOW would be a good time! If you have Amazon prime, it’s free to view.     SPOILERS AHEAD. IF YOU INTEND TO WATCH THE MOVIE, IT MIGHT BE BEST TO COME BACK AFTER YOU’VE SEEN…

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Tacoma residents, have you ever visited, or heard of, Blue Max on Canyon Road at 96th?   If not, and you’re looking for the best-tasting, choicest cuts of meats, you need to check them out.   For googlers, the exact address of Blue Max Meats is 9512 Canyon Road East, zip code 98371.   Owners…

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Into Carolyn’s Kelley scrapbook, she had copied a poem: Love will fly if held too lightly Love will die if held too tightly Lightly, tightly How do I know Whether I’m killing or letting you go? I think this poem resonated with her because she was insecure . Her troubled upbringing–by a cold, calculating single mother who withheld…

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ASK FOR TESTIMONIALS!   © 2016 Kristine M. Smith, Author and Copywriter   A passel of great reviews often lead to connections to mostly- or already-convinced people     If your weekly to-do list doesn’t include asking for testimonials from your clients, customers, readers, or audience members, you’re leaving wads of Ben Franklins on the…

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WOO HOO!  My SUV is loaded with boxes of my books, banner, posters, pencils, camera, tripod, power cord, table (in case one isn’t provided) and other things I’ll need to make my table at ABC Day at Spanaway Lake High School an interesting (perhaps riveting) place for Star Trek fans (who are EVERYWHERE!) passing by. (Venue…

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A SciFi Diner interview is confirmed for September 7th at 7 p.m. Eastern Time/4 PM Pacific Time. Not sure if it’s live at that time or will be prerecorded then. I will let you know as soon as I do…   Interesting side note: De and Carolyn were married at 4:20 p.m. Pacific Time on…

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HORRORS! I did a search on Kristine M. Smith + goodreads an hour or so ago and was appalled to find a listing that purported to offer FREE copies of my book DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal: A Harvest of Memories from the Fan Who Knew Him Best.   My Red Alert Backup Team,…

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I’ve just read a fascinating, compelling book: A Complaint-Free World. Written by Will Bowen, it’s about his campaign to turn complaining on its head… and it’s working in literally millions of lives.   What’s intriguing about the book’s value is that even people who consider themselves largely “complaint-free” can’t get through a single day without…

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